MARTIN

Has anyone been aware of a disease/condition, that may cause the eyes to become bloodshot? Have a penguin tetra with what i can only describe as having a raised, bloody eye. Could be due to injury, but i would be intrested to know.
Thanks.

COBettaCouple

Do you have a pic? i can't find any matching diseases, so i'd guess injury also.

armadillo

Hi Martin. We just had that. The eye was also very swollen, and was starting to have this white film over it. It happened to one of my female mollies. She was sooooo bad I was certain she wouldn't make it. We used a broad spectrum medication and dosed on the high side, and it cleared instantly. Literally overnight. I am still observing her 2 weeks later but she seems fine. To this day, I still don't know whether it was an infected injury, toxic poisoning or a disease. I know it started with the eye only being swollen (not bloodshot).

COBettaCouple

How does your tetra's eye look now? If you wanted to treat her with something like melafix (provided you have NO air-labyrinth fish) that could be helpful without being harmful if she didn't need it but it's something that I think would be good to watch & see how it changes.

armadillo

Spoke too soon. It's back. It's not bloodshot anymore, though. Just swollen and white film over it. I started a course of the same medication again.

MARTIN

Thanks to all. Since posting my question, the penquin`s eye has healed. Probaly headbutted the tank or got into a fight. Anyhoo, he seems fine now.
Martin.

armadillo

Oh, I hope the same happens to mine. That gives me hope. It just healed on its own, or did you use disinfectant? I was reading that in cases of chronic TB, the pop eye will come and go, which seems to be what's happening with mine.

COBettaCouple

Glad to hear that.

MARTIN

This one goes out to Armadillo! Didn`t use any treatment on penguin with bloodshot eyes. Which makes a change from trying to treat fish, but still end up giving them a burial at sea.
MARTIN

Newtankdude

Maybe the light was just too bright...!? lol...

armadillo

I have the same message, Martin. Sorry you lost yours.

We found mine dead in her little house this morning. To be honest, I was relieved as she appeared to be suffering and I'd run out of tricks. My next move would have been unpleasant to all the other fish (some massive shifting and shuffling of tanks so she could end up on her own in a tank for extreme treatment). Also, I was getting really worried she'd pass it on to the other fish. I'm just going to run on activated carbon for a couple of weeks and hope no other fish gets it.

COBettaCouple

awww.. poor girl.. we're sorry you lost her, but it's good she's not suffering now. remember to change the AC weekly.. you could also do a series of partial water changes to help with any concerns of contagion.

armadillo

I was going to leave the carbon in there for 2 weeks. Bad idea? Do you think it will saturate in 1 week?

COBettaCouple

unless it's really good stuff, you could use it for 2 weeks and probably be ok, but i'd replace it weekly for maximum effectiveness.

armadillo

It's called Carbon + by AquaDistri. I think it's a Dutch company so you won't have heard of it. Would running the carbon for 1 week be enough, then?

COBettaCouple

i checked their site but couldn't find the carbon+ product so unless the packaging says it's good for 2 weeks, it's only good for 1 most likely. i think 1 week would be enough.. 2 if you REALLY want to be sure.

armadillo

'K. I'll go for 1 week, then.